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Creator Role
publisher
Description
The carte de visite depicts a vignette portrait image of Colonel Edward Dickinson Baker, an English-born American politician, lawyer, and military leader.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1861
Measurement
3 3/4 X 2 5/16 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen print on paper card
Inscription
recto, handwritten in pencil: Baker verso, handwritten in pencil: Col Baker / Gen Ed. Baker of California / Friend of Lincoln, Killed at / Bull's Bluff, Va 1861 verso, printed: Charles D. Fredericks & Co. / "Specialité," / 587 Broadway, New York.
Subjects
Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel
Work Type
carte-de-visite (card photograph)
Class
CDVs
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
7124
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.